Bass Strait
Americannoun
noun
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In 1998, when a deep depression exploded over the fleet in the Bass Strait, six men died, five boats sank and 55 sailors were rescued.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
"As natural habitats adapted to these controlled burnings, we see the expansion of fire-adapted species such as Eucalyptus, primarily on the wetter, eastern side of the Bass Strait islands," said Adeleye.
From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2024
The race sails from Sydney down the south coast of New South Wales state and across Bass Strait to Hobart, the capital of the island state of Tasmania.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2022
The incident on Tuesday saw 14 young sperm whales found dead on King Island, in Tasmania's Bass Strait.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2022
When the strait was at last flooded around 10,000 years ago, Tasmanians and mainland Australians became cut off from each other because neither group possessed watercraft capable of negotiating Bass Strait.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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